Sam advises clients on a wide array of transactional matters in the energy sector, notably in the midstream oil and gas space, including acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, development projects and commercial agreements. As part of his midstream oil and gas practice, he also represents clients in pipeline regulatory and enforcement matters.

Prior to joining Akin, Sam was an associate at another global law firm in Houston and also served as an attorney at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Office of Administrative Litigation in Washington, D.C., where he represented the agency in litigation involving electric and oil and gas pipeline rates and tariffs.

During law school, Sam served as a judicial intern for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.